Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Changing lots of colors all at once, part of Illustrator CC 2017 One-on-One Advanced.
- For working designers, one of the most labor-intensive,…and, frankly, thankless things you can do…is establish a color scheme for your artwork.…I mean, sure, the Color Guide panel is amazing…in that it helps you establish a base color palette…so that your document exhibits…a certain amount of artistic cohesion.…But while the Color Guide does a terrific job…of getting you started, it does little to respond to change.…Imagine these two very common scenarios:…You have this awesome document,…and then somebody comes along with some new artwork…and your job is to recolor the new stuff…to match your awesomeness, or, perhaps worse,…you're sitting on a document from six months ago,…maybe you didn't even create the thing,…the Swatches panel is a complete disaster,…and now you're called upon to re-color everything,…and I mean everything, to match the whims…of the latest spring colors, fall fashions,…or brand new corporate color book…that's really energizing the marketing department,…but all it means for you is mindless tedium.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
7/3/2017Released
3/9/2017- Auto-tracing in Illustrator
- Upsampling in Photoshop for better results
- Navigating complex path interactions
- Building dynamic compound shapes
- Reviewing additional Pathfinder options
- Reviewing the Layers panel
- Hiding, showing, and creating layers
- Using Appearance panel tricks
- Scaling and rotating
- Aligning and distributing
- Working with custom gradients
- Placing photographs into your artwork
- Recoloring your artwork
- Printing your document
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 07/03/2017. What changed?
A: The following topic was updated: working with linked images. In addition, a new video was added that covers using the Mask and Crop Image buttons.
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Introduction
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16. Tracing a Pixel-Based Image
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Auto-tracing in Illustrator1m 26s
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Opening an image to embed it4m 43s
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The advanced tracing options5m 22s
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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18. Layers and Stacking Order
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Adjusting the stacking order7m 40s
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Naming and arranging objects2m 44s
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19. The Appearance Panel
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20. Scaling and Rotating
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Introducing the Scale tool5m 20s
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Introducing the Rotate tool6m 38s
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Using the Reflect tool3m 44s
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Using the Reshape tool8m 46s
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The Transform Each command6m 16s
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21. Aligning and Distributing
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Snapping and smart guides3m 32s
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22. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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The joy of custom gradients1m 41s
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Adjusting color stops5m 50s
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Creating a custom emoji6m 46s
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23. Object Blends and Clipping Masks
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Creating a clipping mask4m 10s
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Blending between groups9m 4s
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24. Live Paint and Interwoven Objects
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Coloring overlapping areas1m 35s
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Introducing Live Paint7m 13s
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Modifying Live Paint strokes3m 53s
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Automatic gap detection7m 52s
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Merging Live Paint objects5m 39s
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Sneak peek: Recolor Artwork5m 15s
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25. Placing Photographs
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Working with linked images5m 24s
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26. The Color Guide Panel
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27. Recoloring Your Artwork
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28. Dynamic Effects
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Drawing an orthogonal cube4m 25s
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29. Saving Effects as Graphic Styles
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Updating graphic styles4m 5s
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Combining multiple styles6m 50s
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30. Printing Your Document
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Exporting color separations6m 16s
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Conclusion
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Until next we meet1m 29s
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